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When al-Jazeera reported the suicide attack against the Haifa restaurant, one item went unnoticed by the international media. The reporter said "the restaurant is co-owned by an Arab. A number of Arabs were killed in the explosion." At first sight, there is no striking news in it. It is not the first time Arabs are killed by istishadis (Islamist suicide bombers). Nor would it be impossible that Israeli Arabs would be casualties in jihad operations against the Jews. One-third of Haifa's population is Arab. Moreover, many "scholars" of jihad have long warned that Muslims and Arabs could become collateral...

Al-Qaida: Is it gaining or withering?Walid Phares September 20, 2003 When asked the most intriguing question on the morning of September 11, 2003, “why didn’t al-Qaida strike again inside the US since 9/11 my answer had to draw the global picture: Al-Qaida has still tried, is still trying and will be still trying to hit American mainland. It is in their ideology, in their strategic doctrine and available on their web sites. Bin Laden’s intention to strike, even bigger then before, is crystal clear. The question is not ponder on their will to repeat the aggression, but on what...

September 13, 2003 | For two years since the massacres of Manhattan, Washington and Pennsylvania, Americans have been trying hard to absorb the strikes, and understand their motives. Despite silly conspiracy theories that attempted to implicate the US government itself, but which the terrorists themselves have discredited by taking direct responsibility, a universal consensus has accused al-Qaida of masterminding and executing 9/11. From there on, a lesser consensus, but still on global scale, legitimized an all out campaign against the Bin Laden organization worldwide. The Taliban regime was removed and dozens of countries, including many Arab and Muslim Governments have...